Hilda Petrie (1871 - 1957)

Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie was an Irish-born Egyptologist and wife of Flinders Petrie, “the father of scientific archaeology.” Having studied geology, she was hired by Flinders Petrie at age 25 as an artist, which led to their marriage and a working partnership that endured for their lifetimes. Hilda travelled and worked with Flinders to excavate and record numerous sites in Egypt, and later in Palestine. This included directing some excavations herself, and working in often difficult and dangerous conditions to produce copies of tomb hieroglyphs and plans, and to record the work for reports to the Egypt Exploration Fund. When the British School of Archaeology in Egypt was founded in 1905 in London by Flinders, she worked as its secretary and fundraiser to secure support for the school and their continued excavations. Hilda took part in archaeological excavations and surveys throughout her married life, except for a period while their two children were young. Her work was published, and she also gave public lectures in London and elsewhere. Source: Wikipedia

Known for
Archaeology

Egyptian Hieroglyphs of the first and second dynasties, drawn by Hilda Petrie, Quaritch, London 1927

Seven Memphite tomb chapels, Inscriptions by Margaret A[lice] Murray. Drawings by F. Hansard, F. Kingsford, and L. Eckenstein. Drawings and plans by H. F. Petrie, British School of Egyptian Archaeology and Quaritch, London 1952

Side Notes on the Bible: From Flinders Petrie's Discoveries, Search Publishing Company Limited, London 1933

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Margaret S. Drower: Hilda Mary Isabel Petrie. In: ''Breaking Grounds. Women in Old World Archaeology'' (PDF; 408 kB)